Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• 113/365 Holyrood Squab

  

  Everywhere you look in Edinburgh stunning scenery, historic vistas and gobsmacking loveliness smack you in the eyes. But a pretty picture would be too easy. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 112/354 Wishing I Was a Girl Scout...

  

  Spangles on the water at Drumpellier Park Look at that - teamwork making it happen for Boys One, Two and Three I took these pictures in Drumpellier Park... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 111/365 Look Again at Familiar Places, You Might Be Surprised

  

  Hands up if you want a Sunday sermon. Ahem, anyone? Helloooo? Oh well - I don't really like them either. Especially not online ones. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 110/365 The Family Meeting - Starting the Change

  

  Way to gateaux Yesterday, I wrote of my worries about raising feminist boys when I'm in charge of domestic things. The responses were supportive and considered ... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Shopping at Zalando

  

  This box will become a familiar sight I'd never heard of Zalando until a couple of weeks ago when I was offered a voucher and invited to do a wee bit of... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 109/365 Blogging Works - of Course It Does

  

  The time has come. Enough ambling along stumbling over work in a haphazard manner. Blogging Works is how I'm going to showcase my skills and, hopefully, have... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Can I Raise Feminist Boys When I'm in Charge of the Housework?

  

  Swings and roundabouts There is a gender imbalance at the Palace of Bundance. One against four, me against them. There is often a sense of the adversarial in th... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 108/365 It's All Part of the Cycle...

  

  Boy Two's birthday bike has had its first outing, briefly between showers. He's very excited and I'm looking forward to pedalling with him too. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 107/365 A Small Act of Rebellion

  

  Is there much of a difference between being rebellious and being contrary? I suspect it all depends on where you're looking at it from. The rebel, intent on... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Scootrix Noisemaker (like I Don't Have Enough Noise Makers Already)

  

  Noisemaker control panel Boy Three demonstrates the thing Review a noisemaker? Are you mad? All I want is quiet. This was my first reaction when the lovely... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Who Did You Have Your First Crushes On?

  

  How has it come to this? I'm sneaking around the kitchen stealing Boy One's jelly babies and now realise I have to eat every single one and deny there was ever... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 105/365 Happy Birthday Boy Two

  

  You might think it's a random clutter of cake furniture, but you'd be wrong. It's a carefully arranged tableau created for Boy Two by his little brother.... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 104/365 a Small Achievement

  

  That there is the unusual sight of a clean, orderly fridge in the Palace of Bundance. Normally it's a chaotic thing with dubious looking furriness in its dank... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kids in a Campervan: Things I Learned

  

  Our camp community Do two vehicles constitute a convoy? I think they might, albeit a very small one. On Thursday a small convoy trundled it's way from just... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 103/365 Good Morning Camper

  

  Boy Three and I got cosy in the campervan. The morning cuddles almost made up for him making like a snoring star fish all night. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 102/365 Toast to the Chef

  

  Here Fionaoutdoors demonstrates outdoor catering. Not even 36 hours of campervan living and we have acclimatised nicely. Posted with Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 101/365 Campervan Safari with the Wild Creatures on the Inside

  

  The most important thing to bring on a campervan weekend is a large slacket. We are very comfy at Loch Ken Holiday Park. Vans thanks to Rockinvans, Kilmarnock. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top Facebook Crimes

  

  A good eye, deer. What did we do before Facebook? I can't quite remember but it must have involved either talking to people or forgetting you ever knew them. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 100/365 I Am the King

  

  This is Boy Three in his regalia. Apparently, he's the king, I'm the queen, the Panther is the knight and his brothers are the princes (although after... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 98/365 Remnants from the Thatcher Years

  

  Margaret Thatcher died today - and everyone's got an opinion, even those who (impossibly it seems to most of us) hadn't ever heard of her. I'm not going to... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION